Established in all regions of Quebec, Cégeps (an acronym of collège d’enseignement général et professionnel [general and vocational college]) are public educational institutions that constitute the first stage of higher education in Quebec. Students have access to them after five years of secondary school. Cégeps have the particularity of bringing together pre-university education, which leads to university, and technical education, which prepares students for the labour market. (Source: Fédération des cégeps.)
See: Education system in Quebec
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